Below you can dip into a timely and thoughtful selection of novels, poems, works of non-fiction and children's books – among dozens of works shared and discussed during the third annual #Cro... Read more
Calling all book lovers and avid readers, it is nearly time for our third annual #CroakeyREAD Twitter festival. Please join us online from 7-9pm AEST on Sunday 21 June, to celebrate the long... Read more
And here is the third and final part of our rolling coverage of #CroakeyRead discussions about health, books and reading, with this fabulous program of guest tweeters. (Check out part one an... Read more
Welcome to our first ever #CroakeyREAD event. We will be updating this post overnight. The conversations kicked off at 6.30pm with introductions and acknowledgements, ahead of this fabulous... Read more
Being a patient can be a disempowering experience, and disempowerment can compromise safety. A reminder of this is a small, hospital-based study done the US a few years ago, which found that... Read more
’Tis the season for reading, relaxing, and reflecting. Thanks to Croakey contributors for sharing below their suggestions for recommended reading and viewing. Enjoy! *** Q: What is the best... Read more
If you’re looking for summer reading, there are plenty of suggestions below, from the worlds of fiction and non-fiction. *** Croakey contributors were asked: What books have you read this ye... Read more
For those not satiated by the recent post making suggestions for your holiday reading, below are some more titles recommended by Croakey contributors. • Associate Professor David Thomas Men... Read more
“Not to be too grand about it, but a book ought to alter the reader’s life, add to the reader’s life, in some fundamental way. You have a compact with the reader that if he gives you t... Read more
How can doctors become more resilient and thus hopefully also better able to care for their patients? This is the subject of a new book, First Do No Harm: Being a Resilient Doctor in the 21... Read more
